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Specializes in Med-Surg, Float Pool, Women's Health.

I am considering entering into the world of nursing education. I already have my "foot in the door" as an adjunct clinical instructor for BSN students, and have enjoyed it so much I am considering applying for a full time position. It is possible that the interview process where I am considering teaching is meeting/talking with the current faculty members as well as a "mini teaching presentation". For those of you who have been through this process, what can I expect with the mini teaching experience? Any advice moving forward?

Thanks!

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They will expect you to put together a prepared formal presentation to demonstrate what your teaching/lecture style would be in front of a group of students. Sometimes schools assign you a topic, sometimes they let you choose whatever topic you like. Best wishes!

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

Incorporate some active learning into your presentation. I just went through this process in November when I was interviewing for a position as a full-time nurse educator. This was advice given to me and I took it and ran with it. Must have worked because I got the job. =) Good luck!

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Float Pool, Women's Health.
Incorporate some active learning into your presentation. I just went through this process in November when I was interviewing for a position as a full-time nurse educator. This was advice given to me and I took it and ran with it. Must have worked because I got the job. =) Good luck!

Thank you professorcait!! Since you took their advice to heart, what types of active learning activities are you using now as an instructor??

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

I teach med-surg and unfortunately, there is a lot of content to cover and not as much opportunity to incorporate active learning strategies. I try to keep the presentations somewhat participatory, so I had all my students download an app called Socrative. This allows me to mix in NCLEX questions or just basic knowledge questions to see if they are grasping the material during class. It also doubles as a great way to keep attendance. I've also flipped the classroom, and had students create case studies based off of the content for the day - they really enjoyed it.

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